I thank the Holy Child of Atocha from Fresnillo because my son Adolfo Jimenez Hernandez got released.

Agripina Hernandez, March 1958

Holy Heart of Jesus, make so they wouldn’t harm me in prison. Deliver me from the evil.

David Mecalco

Mrs. Luz Maria Fernandez was so angry with her son, she grabbed his ear and almost tore it off. She thanks Saint Charbel for she went in prison for a few months. She promises to amend her ways.

Enrique Romero was sold stolen jewelry, and he was thrown in jail. He entrusted himself to Saint Michael, and the mix-up got cleared. He brings this retablo in gratitude.

Agustin M. enjoyed having affair with married women until one day, when he had to escape through a window, he broke his leg. In addition to that, he was totally naked and got arrested for obscenity. He promises Saint Augustine to mend his ways.

Yolanda Rivera was caught by the police when she was swimming in a fountain. She thanks Saint Sebastian de Aparicio with this retablo because she spent only one night in jail. She promises to not be such an exhibitionist.

My neighbor loved to listen radio very loudly until one day I hit him in the teeth. I ask Saint Francis to forgive me for my bad action, which I went to jail for.

J. H. gives thanks the Virgin of the Solitude with this retablo because he managed to escape from the prison and leave the country. He promises to amend his ways.

Francisco Marin liked to set things on fire. But one day he was caught after he had tried to burn a gas station. He thanks Saint Pancras because he was not only thrown in jail but also received treatment from his illness.

Gregorio Dominguez was caught by police for raping a girl. He got several months behind the bars. He thanks Saint Raymond and promises to mend his ways.

The watchman Gerardo Mendes was thrown in jail, because he was spying on the women of the building. He thanks the Holy Child of Atocha, for he managed to handle this problem, although he lost his job.

Maria Eugenia Sanchez was kidnapped by her boyfriend. He tied her to a chair and shot her in a shoulder. Maria thanks the Holy Child of Atocha because the help arrived very quickly and now her boyfriend is rotting in the jail.

Rodolfo Perez, a caricaturist, was beaten and thrown in jail for a caricature of the governor. With this retablo, he thanks Saint Patrick because he got out alive, and he decided it was better to move in another state.